My Little Pony/Sonic the Hedgehog

FRIENDS & FOES

Countdown to Darkness: 2…

Prepare for an epic two parter! The trial of Princess Celestia is about to commence and the formation of the Ponyville Freedom Fighters is happening. But out of the blue, Dr. Eggman is about to strike both Mobius and Equestria with an addition of pony and monster cyborgs on his side. Consequences will arise, fears will be tested and sacrifices will be made. Will Princess Twilight Sparkle and her friends handle the situation or will they bathe in the righteous fury of the Eggman Empire? It's Bookworm vs Evil Genius, everypony!

This event takes place after the "Secret Freedom" arc from Sonic Universe and after the "Equestria Games" episode from Friendship is Magic. (I know it's an early post but I can't help myself.)


A COURT TO REMEMBER: Part 1 of 2,
TRIAL AND ERROR

Who's who?

-Twilight Sparkle: Perfectionist Princess
-Princess Celestia: Convicted Ruler
-Ixis Naugus: Envious King
-Geoffrey St. John: Remorseful Apprentice
-Dr. Eggman: Maniacal Evil Genius

Sonic the Hedgehog and other characters belong to SEGA and Archie Comics.
My Little Pony belongs to Hasbro.


Geoffrey's Diary: Log 24:

I thought it was right. I thought that everything that I went through was the right thing. Instead, I was a liar, cheater and traitor. My loyalty to my mentor; Ixis Naugus, was nothing more than just some mirage of his evil mind.

He told me to wait. I waited. And at the right opportunity… I turned my back against the Acorn Kingdom. Sometimes, I regret ever doing this… sometimes it was for the best reasons. No one can trust me anymore. I've become a shadow in the town. I've lost everything. My service, my friends… Hershey… All I had was Naugus. I knew he would shape up the republic somehow. But I saw it differently when he told me what he was going to do. But luckily, at an unexpected moment, that was averted.

If there was one thing I have learned about going through all of this, it's that you either die a hero or live long enough to see yourself become the villain. I lived long enough to see all of that. And now I feel betrayed.

Sometimes… I wished… none of this had ever happened.


"I wished I never met Ixis Naugus. I just wished."

Equestria. Over at the lake, Princess Twilight Sparkle was sitting by the shore, reading a book that could possibly teach her to swim. She practices some movements by motioning her legs as she reads. "Okay… so I open up my hooves like that… and I push them forward through the water?" She mutters while her owl; Owlowiscious sits on her back.

Suddenly, Rainbow Dash flies over her head and towards the lake. "Cannon Ball!" She screamed as she splashed into the water and wetting Twilight in the process. Dashie comes back up, spitting out some water while a wet Twilight and Owlowiscious become irritated by her. "RAINBOW DASH!" Twilight yelled in frustration.

"Hey, Twilight." Dashie responded as she floats on her back. "What's up?"

"What's up?!" Twilight retorts. "You splashed my book, that's what's up!"

"C'mon! Are you seriously reading another book again? Why don't you take a break and have a swim? The water's great." Dash said.

"I know it is. But the reason I'm reading here is so I can try to swim myself… using the power of knowledge." Twilight said.

Dashie just floated there, staring at Twilight with a serious look. "Really? How's a book gonna teach you how to swim?"

"The library has a bunch of books that I haven't read yet and I spotted this book. "How to Train your Filly to Swim." So far I've gotten used to the flutter kicking but I haven't gotten used to breathing underwater." Twilight words just bore Dashie. "More importantly, I haven't gotten use to using my wings in the water."

"Just because you're a bad swimmer doesn't mean you're useless, Twilight." She said.

Twilight walks up to RD about this while all she can do is swim around. "I can't help it, Rainbow Dash!" She watches Rainbow does some swimming techniques as she talks. "I've had bad experiences in the water and I can barely stay afloat. I could barely swim through a swamp for the love of Equestria, and I almost drowned. I'm inexperienced in the water and I have to learn all of this before I face another watery hazard that could put me danger again." Twilight walked back to her spot and continues reading her book while Rainbow Dash smirks for a moment.

She then starts splashing the water. "Huh? What's going on?" She panicked and Twilight peaks to see. "Twilight… Help!" Dashie screamed as she thrashes the water. "Help! I can't…" She submerges herself and gurgles as she sinks. Twilight sees this as a fluke.

"Very funny, Rainbow Dash. That's gonna help boost my confidence." She remarked. Twilight stared at the water where Rainbow sunk and slowly starts to worry. "Uhh… Rainbow? You can stop now." But Dashie still hasn't come up yet and Twilight flapped her wings over to the water. "Rainbow? Can you hear me?" Twilight then sees the water bubble and a shadow appears in the bubble. Twilight becomes nervous of Rainbow's safety as she stares the water, giving her more fear, but then a green monstrous figure covered in seaweed bursts out of the water and roars at Twilight, scaring her as she screams in terror.

The figure however turned out to be Rainbow Dash all along as she throws away the seaweed and laughs at Twilight who realizes it was an act and gets angry. "RAINBOW!"

Dashie continued to giggle at Twilight's embarrassment. "Oh, you should have seen the look on your face! Hahahahaha! It was so priceless! Hahahaha!"

"That wasn't funny!" Twilight said. "You nearly gave me a panic attack!"

"Just admit it, Twilight." Told Dash with her fore legs crossed and a poker face. "You're afraid of the water."

"No. I am not." Twilight refused to acknowledge that thought. "And I would've rescued you if you had stayed down there for so long."

"Yeah. It took you about… thirty seconds to spring into action. It only takes me ten seconds." Dash said.

Twilight and Dashie floated back down. "But, you were faking it."

"Yeah. But I made it look like I was really in danger. I'm a good performer." Dashie smiled.

"Yes, well, that still doesn't help me at all!" Said Twilight.

"If you want to swim so badly why don't I teach you?" Dashie asked.

Twilight looked away for a moment, probably thinking about that idea. "Uhh… I don't…" Twilight then looks to Dashie. "Sorry, Rainbow, but I have to learn for myself. Using these books will give me the learning edge that I need if ever I need to face the water." Twilight said as she goes back to reading.

But soon after, Fluttershy flies in to inform Twilight and Rainbow Dash. "Twilight! Rainbow Dash!"

"What's up, Fluttershy?" Dashie greeted.

"Um… we managed to gather the best ponies who are willing to fight with us against mean old Dr. Eggman." Told the yellow Pegasus and Twilight smiles.

"Alright!" Dash flips in excitement. "Who's who?"


At Town Hall of Ponyville. Twilight, Rainbow Dash, Rarity, Fluttershy and Pinkie Pie walked over as Applejack introduces the team.

"Well, here they are, everypony! The Ponyville Freedom Fighters!" She goes on to list the ponies in the group.

"Bulk Biceps! He's practically the toughest pony around. He can ram through them robots like a filly in an apple pie carnival."

"YEAH!" Bulk Biceps shouted after flexing his biceps.

"Maud Pie! Even though she may not look it, she can take on those bots with her strength full of rocks."

"I totally suggested her." Pinkie said.

"Cheese Sandwich! Pinkie's suggestion once again. Not much to say. He is our top favorite on the list."

"Let's bring the party to the Eggman!" Cheese Sandwich said as he puts on a fez and blows a party horn.

"Hee hee hee! I like his cheesy style." Pinkie commented gleefully.

"And of course… Me! Rainbow Dash! The leader in charge of the Freedom Fighters. Also known as: The cool one!" She slaps on some shades while Pinkie becomes dazzled by the team.

"Ahh! Best. Team. EVER!" She shrieked.

Twilight however is not amused. "That's all? Just Four?"

"Whatever seems to be so wrong about it, Twilight?" Rarity asked.

"Not the kind of team I was thinking of." Twilight said.

"What?" Dashie is shocked.

Twilight starts pointing out. "Well, first of all. Bulk Biceps' wings are incredibly weak and is sensitive to even a butterfly. Maud Pie is crazy about rocks, but not crazy-crazy. And… no offence, Cheese Sandwich, but he's too crazy a party pony, and Dr. Eggman is a crazy genius."

"But… they were the only ones near Ponyville that we could find." Fluttershy said.

"And did you know that Maud's my sister?" Pinkie asked even though they already know that.

"*sighs* I'm sorry, girls. But I'm not sure if this team will do." Twilight said. "I don't mean to criticize you guys or anything, but… I'm worried that we will be outmatched by Eggman's Army." Twilight stared at the ground while her friends comfort her.

"Twilight… It doesn't take-" Applejack was about to speak but she suddenly gets interrupted when a Warp Ring shows up behind Twilight.

The Mane Six stood there as two chipmunk guards exited along with a skunk named Geoffrey St. John. Twilight is confused by this as the skunk walked towards her.

"Princess Twilight Sparkle?" He asked for her name.

"Ye... Yes?" She nervously confirms.

"King Ixis Naugus of New Mobotropolis has placed you and your accompanying princesses under arrest for the acts of treason and disregard of our world's nation." He told her and Twilight's eyes widen in shock.

"What?!"

"You are required to attend the king's trial where the penalty of your actions will be judged. Now come along!" Geoffrey said.

"King… Naugus?" Rarity spoke in confusion.

"Wait! I thought Elias was the king. What are you-" Twilight talked but Geoffrey grabbed her hoof and pulled her with him. "Sorry, luv. I'd like to explain but I can't keep the king waiting. He has a bad temper."

Twilight looks back to her friends without saying a word as she enters the Warp Ring with Geoffrey and disappear. Her friends were struck with worry as their friend just left unexcitingly. "Yeah?" Bulk Biceps uttered as he expresses sadness too.


Geoffrey and the guards exited out of the ring with Twilight and they end up in the courtroom of New Mobotropolis. Lots of Mobians in attendance saw her and they start booing and berating at her. Twilight was becoming scared of by all of their boos and yelling. Twilight is escorted by Geoffrey to get through the hating crowd until they reach the center and Twilight saw Princess Celestia with Princess Luna and Cadance.

"Twilight!" Princess Cadance called for her.

"Princess Celestia!" Twilight cried out. "What's going on? Why is everybody mad at us?"

"Just be calm, Princess Twilight, and do what they tell you." She said to her former student.

"Sit down." Geoffrey shoved Twilight to the other princesses and decides to cooperate while the raging Mobians continue to yell at the ponies.

"You monsters!"
"Bipedal freaks!"
"You did this to all of us!"
"How could you!"
"Don't look at the pony, sweetie. She's hideous!"
"PUNISH THEM!"

Twilight becomes horrified by their hatred and tears up until Geoffrey shouts to the crowd. "ORDER!" They still continue to yell. "I said ORDER!" They just keep going while Twilight becomes completely broken by their hatred. Just then… a loud booming shout was heard. "SILEEEENCE!" King Ixis Naugus shouted, wielding the purple Chaos Emerald on his scepter as the crowd simmers down and watches. Naugus, quickly uses the Chaos Emerald to heal his ongoing mutation and sighs in exhaustion. He staggers to his throne and takes his seat, giving off a creepy glare. Twilight and the princesses see an old lobster, bat, rhino hybrid Mobian on the throne and Twilight is bewildered by his appearance.

The Council of Acorn take their seats as the crowd silences.

"Court is now in session." Geoffrey addressed. "The Trial of the four traitorous Princesses of Equestria, Twilight Sparkle, Celestia, Luna and Mi Amore Cadenza will now begin."

"My friends call me Cadance." Cadance reminded but Naugus throw his fist down on his armrest.

"ORDER IN THE COURT!" He shouted at Cadance in anger and the audience express their shock about his behavior.

Naugus clears his throat and begins to speak calmly. "These four princesses stand accused for the acts of treason and the destruction they have left behind ever since an ancient entity called Chaosmare tried to destroy our world. And the mastermind behind all of this is none other than the one called Princess Celestia, who send out one of their own to cause the destruction they left behind."

"That's not true!" Twilight objects.

"SHUT UP!" Naugus shouted again, scaring poor Twilight while he clutches his chest in pain due to his rise in anger. "Agh…" He uttered.

"Keep calm, Twilight." Celestia assured Twilight.

Naugus gets up from his throne and starts to walk off. "Sorry, but I must seclude myself for the time being. The Council will now speak." Naugus told them as he walked off and Geoffrey follows.

Charles 'Chuck' Hedgehog of the council speaks as he grabs the file. "Princess Celestia. You stand as the prime suspect in the events that almost devastated Mobius. Where we suffered the wrath of one of your own. Enerjak 3.5. Many called it the Unicorn Effect. How do you plead to this case?"

Celestia started to speak. "I admit, I never thought I'd see it coming, but I feared it would happen. I did not mean to endanger your people, I only mean to preserve order and peace. Enerjak 3.5's motives were reckless but she did try to destroy the time stream… and I tried to stop it. So please… I ask of you. Don't blame my sister, niece and former student for all of this, blame me."

"Celestia! No!" Twilight becomes frightened by this.

Outside of the Trial, Naugus uses his Chaos Emerald to suppress his mutation again and lets out a breath of exhaust. Geoffrey checks on him.

"King Naugus? Are you feeling...?" He asked but Naugus shushes him up.

"Yes, apprentice! I am fine." Naugus continues to hold his heart in pain. "All this anger is just making me feel unsteady. Like a ball of fire about to engulf my heart into rage."

"Well, you've got a reputation to hold, sir." Geoffrey compliments. "And this trial will be your crowning achievement."

"As long as you don't stab me in the back... it will be my crowning achievement. Just as long as you stay loyal to me. Like you promised, apprentice." Naugus creepily looks at Geoffrey, thinking about what he did to him. "I remember. I still do. You left me to die. And here you are, standing right beside me and you still show some support." (SU: #41-44.) "Tell me... what reason would I even allow you to stay by my side?"

Geoffrey didn't want to respond as he turns away thinking about all of the troubles he's been through and for acting so blindly. He really regrets it all.


Back in Equestria. The Golden Oaks Library. The Mane Five and Spike were arguing over the fact that Twilight got hauled out of Equestria.

"Twilight got arrested?" Spike was astonished and saddened. "Why?"

"Ah'm not so sure, sugarcube. But it sounded serious." Applejack says.

"How could this have happened?" Rarity moaned.

"Uh… no offence guys, but… she did criticize our assembled team." Rainbow Dash said.

"Rainbow, that doesn't sound nice." Fluttershy said and Rainbow frowned at her. "Oh… um… but you're kinda right."

"Well, to be honest, I kinda agree for what she says." Applejack says while her friends gasp.

"What's wrong with Maud? I thought you girls got along?" Pinkie asked.

"Maud's fine, Pinkie. Ah think we just need more numbers in our Freedom Fighter shin-dig." AJ suggests. "Ah know, Twilight would want that."

Rainbow Dash then gets an idea. "And I know somepony just for job."

"Ooh! Who is it? Who is it? Bulk Biceps?" Pinkie jumped up and down while asking.

"Bulk Biceps is already on the team." Dashie answered.

Pinkie realizes and stops jumping. "Oh. Oopsie daisy! *giggles*"

"C'mon, Fluttershy! Let's go!" Rainbow Dash told her.

"Oh, okay."

Dashie and Flutters left while the rest of the ponies remained confused upon the fact about Twilight.

"Well, that still doesn't solve anything about what happened to Twilight." Rarity said.

"Don't worry, Rarity. Twilight's a princess. She can handle on her own." AJ assured her friend. "At least Ah hope."

Spike then looks out the window and sees a bunch of ponies gathering around somewhere. "Hey, girls. Where's everypony going to?"

Applejack, Rarity and Pinkie also look out and to Applejack's dismay, she's knows it's not good. "A bunch of ponies gathering to some show. That's usually a bad sign."

Spike and the three ponies walk out to see the horde of panic-stricken ponies as they gather around at a stand with a music box playing what seems to be a whimsical version of Crisis City and out from under the stand come the Flim-Flam Brothers.

"What's this that we hear? A bunch of ponies trembling in fear?" Flim asked.

"Well, fear no more, good pony folk!" Flam said.

Applejack squints her eyes while her friends watch. "The Flim-Flam Brothers!"

"Do you all suffer from the clutches of those animal fiends?" Flam asked.

"Giant hedgehogs, giant rabbits, and giant wolves attacking your homes and threatening your very peace?" Flim asked while the ponies gasp.

"Well, you've come to the right place! Step right up and be the first to try out our new patent tonic!" Flim levitates a bottle of blue tonic. "We call it, the 'Blur Out'. One sip of this delicious tonic and any Mobian who comes in contact to anypony will be repelled away. Our number one guarantee!"

"So! Who would like to be the first to try out the tonic?" Flam asked.

Apparently, every pony wants to try out the tonic due to the fear of encountering Mobians again. Applejack, Rarity, Pinkie Pie and Spike however are shocked to see that every pony is against the Mobians too.

"That will be 10 bits for every drink you purchase." Flam said.

"Don't fret! There's plenty for everypony!" Flim said.

Applejack groans in disgust of their selfish greed of earning money.


Elsewhere in Equestria. Rainbow Dash's hoof knocks on a door and the pony opens the door, revealing to be… "A.K. Yearling?" Dashie asked as she becomes all fan-girly while Fluttershy stands beside her.

"Ugh! You know you don't have to call me that when I put on this disguise, Rainbow Dash." She said.

"Oh, sorry." Dashie apologized. "I got carried away."

Yearling allowed them to come into her home. "So, what's up?" She asked.

"Oh, why, we're setting up a Freedom Fighter group and well, we could really use your help. Um… please?" Fluttershy asked and then smiled while Yearling looks uninterested.

"Did you forget that I only work alone?" Yearling said as her kettle whistles and walks over to it.

"But… we need you. Now more than ever." Dash pleaded.

Yearling pours a cup of tea for her and the two before turning around at the two. "Not interested. I don't work well in groups."

"Just because you can't trust anypony you work with?" Dashie reminded as Yearling give cups of tea to her and Fluttershy.

"I said I'm not interested!" Yearling said. "Besides… Ponyville isn't my priority. I only work to save the world from any kind of disaster."

Yearling then grabs her cup of tea and blows it. "But we need you." Dash pleaded again. "Please, come with us."

"Pretty, pretty, pretty please?" Fluttershy pleaded too.

"No." Yearling said as she takes a drink of her tea.

Rainbow Dash then goes on to tell her… "Ahuizotl has teamed up with an insane doctor from another world and is trying conquer our world. Two worlds actually."

Yearling stopped drinking her tea and leaves the room without saying a word. Dashie and Fluttershy looked at each other and sigh, thinking she has abandoned them. But just then, Yearling comes back and surprises the two.

She walks back in with an explorer's shirt and puts on her pith helmet. "Where do I sign up?" Asked Daring Do, and this prompts Dashie and Fluttershy to smile… with glee in Dashie's case.


Back in the Royal Military HQ, the trial continues. The princesses remained calmed but Twilight on the other hand seems to be losing it as her mane becomes a bit messy.

"I don't understand what's going on." Twilight squeaked. "Why are they accusing you for the Chaosmare incident? I thought we were passed this."

"Twilight, please. Remain serene. I said we will handle this." Celestia said to her.

"That's not making me feel any better." Twilight complained. "What are you not telling me?"

"Please, Twilight. Be strong." Celestia said to her again before the council speaks again. This time Hamlin speaks.

"Princess Celestia. I recovered some notes in the royal files that were kept here, saying that you knew the possibilities of what this Chaosmare was capable of. Care to elaborate?" He asked.

"There's nothing I can tell you about." Celestia answered. "Chaosmare is merely just of old ponylore and therefore a thing in the past."

"Really?" Hamlin becomes snarky now. "Because from what I read, it's that you were solely responsible for its creation!"

The crowd gasps in horror. "The princess named Platinum was responsible for creating this monstrosity and she is without a doubt the reason of your current doings." Hamlin says again.

"That's not true!" Twilight screamed in anger and the crowd gasps at her. "You don't know what you're even talking about. Princess Celestia is the most graceful pony I've ever known, but she would never do anything so evil."

"Excuse me, young lady. I'm the one who's doing the talking, not you." Hamlin shuts her up.

"What is wrong with you?" Twilight asked. "You can't speak to me like-"

"Twilight Sparkle! Be still!" Luna silences Twilight but she continues.

"No! This is absurd! Nopony is ever accused of doing something this horrendous. They're blaming us for something we've never done before!" Twilight said. "What is the point? We stopped Chaosmare and you can be darn well sure we'll do it again."

"Twilight! Sit down!" Celestia ordered her immensely and Twilight nervously does so.

"The point, Princess Twilight…" Penelope Platypus speaks. "…that according to the notes handed to us by the Guardian Units of Nations is that Princess Platinum was the catalyst that created Chaosmare. According to the documents, she is Princess Celestia's ancestor during the Windigo Days and before her rule, one of her maids was caught in its wake of destruction. Therefore, Princess Celestia is responsible for the creation of Chaosmare just as much as Platinum's."

Twilight is confused by all of this. "I don't understand. Princess Platinum was the one who saved the ponies from Chaosmare. How is she…?"

Suddenly, a puff of smoke bursts into the room, blinding everyone and making them cough. The crowd are surprised to see the one and only… "DISCORD!?" Twilight gasped.

Discord appears in front of the crowd, wearing a black lawyer's suit and holding a brief case, much to the surprise of Celestia and the rest. "Oh my. Did you start the trial already? Hmph! And I had to take the express teleportation to get here. Oh well." He snaps his fingers and a pair of glasses appear over his eyes as he squeezes in and sits next to Twilight. "What are you doing here?" Twilight angrily asked.

"I'm sorry, who are you?" Hamlin angrily asked.

"Oh…" He chuckles hysterically. "I'm sorry, I didn't introduced myself. I am a personal friend of Princess Twilight Sparkle." Twilight's eyes widen with confusion. "I am Discord."

"I'm not your fr-" Twilight spoke but Discord shoves his finger to her mouth to silence her.

"My sincere apologies for intruding unannounced, but I am here to defend the princess's rights at all costs." Discord claims.

"Proceed." Chuck allows him to.

Discord teleports to the center and paces while he talks. "Yes… It's true that Princess Platinum is responsible for Chaosmare but you don't know the true story. Have I ever mentioned that one of Platinum's… was actually a Mobian?"

The crowd gasps and chatters in confusion. "Blasphemy." Hamlin claimed.

"Is it? Think about it? Platinum sought help from the echidna clan to drive out Chaosmare. They used the original Chaos Emeralds to seal the monster away. But did you know, that one of her own personal maids actually has the blood of a Mobian? Specifically speaking: Half pony, half echidna?"

"What?" Cadance was confused of this as well as Twilight while the crowd talks.

"Yes, yes. It's sounds very confusing. But I search all night about it on the web." Discord said dangling a piece of spider web on his fingers. He then teleports above the audience. "But, think of it this way; If there was anyone to blame, it has to be not just the ponies… but you Mobians too."

Hamlin gets mad about this. "You're lying."

"Am I, my piggy little friend? Would you say it wasn't the echidnas who turned water into chocolate milk?" Discord tilts his head upside down to Hamlin's face. "Do you believe that Mobians lived so much longer than us equines?"

"That's enough." Penelope told him but Hamlin gets even angrier.

"These ponies are reasonably responsible for the destruction of our world." Hamlin pointed his finger at him. "They are solely to blame."

"Oh, settle down, Porky. You really got to lay off those all-you-can-eat buffets. I wouldn't be surprised if your house was made out of straw." Discord sadistically insults him and the crowd gasps, causing Twilight to facehoof, while Celestia, Luna and Cadance show their disapproval of him. "And to think he was a Freedom Fighter." Discord whispered to the girls.

Hamlin, at this point, loses it and rages out at Discord, getting off his seat and starts yelling while the council becomes surprised of his temper. "LISTEN HERE, YOU ANTLER WEARING FREAK! YOU HAVE NO AUTHORITY TO EVEN SPEAK UP TO THIS AUDIENCE!" Discord sighs as he finds this boring while Hamlin continues to yell at him. "THIS HAS NOTHING TO DO WITH THE FREEDOM FIGHTERS, SO SIT DOWN AND SHU-" It was then, Discord snapped his fingers and Hamlin stops yelling. Hamlin then starts gurgling and falls to the floor while the crowd expresses their horror, so do the princesses.

Hamlin is having a massive seizure as droll drips from his mouth and all Discord could do was laugh at his misfortune. "Hahahahaha! Oh my goodness. You are so hilarious! Hahahaha!"

"Discord! Stop it!" Twilight demanded him.

"No wonder pigs can look so much like our pigs." Discord joked. "And look at him now. It's like he's rolling in mud. It's hysterical! Hahahaha!"

"Enough, Discord!" Celestia demanded him.

"Make him stop, you animal!" Chuck yelled at the laughing Discord while Hamlin starts choking on his saliva.

"Stop it! You're killing him!" Penelope told him.

Discord continues to laugh until Geoffrey walks up to him and aims his wrist-mounted crossbow to his head. "Make him stop, mate." He told him as Discord stops laughing.

"Okay, okay. If that's what you want." Discord snaps his fingers and Hamlin stops gurgling and remains in a comatose state. "However, he'll most likely be like this for the next hour or two."

Two guards rush in with a gunnery and carry Hamlin off while Penelope gives off a glare at Discord. "You… How could you do such a thing?"

"What? I never liked him anyway." Discord says and all Twilight could do was slump her head to the table in embarrassment.

Geoffrey then turns around to help Naugus back to the center of the council. "Remove that hybrid from my sight or I will encase him in ice." Naugus commanded, looking at Discord with displeasure.

"Actually I prefer to be incased in stone." Discord remarked.

Naugus' temper rises again but Geoffrey manages to calm him down and he sits back down, despite the pain he's feeling. Discord then returns to sit with the princesses as they give angry looks to him.

"Oh, I love it when court cases go crazy." He remarks again, while Luna rolls her eyes and Cadance looks away.


Back in Equestria. Over at the Canterlot Dungeons.

Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy trek through the dark corridors of the dungeons. There they find the prisoner cells. Inside one of them are Gilda and Lightning Dust, whom are chained in one room together.

"Well, look at what we have here. The Doofus and the Dweeb." Gilda greeted.

"What do you want?" Dust asked with a piqued expression.

"Where is she?" Rainbow asked.

"You mean wizard girl?" Gilda asked. "Over there by the dark corner." She pointed out. She then starts to berate RD. "I thought you were my friend, Dash. After all we've been through at Junior Flight Camp, you want to stay here in Dorktopia so you can be all girly like them?"

"You just don't understand the meaning of being friends, Gilda." Dash coldly responded and walks away from her cell, while Fluttershy follows after giving them a nervous wave and smile.

Dash and Flutters confront the cell of a blue unicorn with a white mane and purple magician's hat. "I sensed your presence. What request would some such as you would come to offer me for?"

Rainbow Dash stands brave and does the talking. "I know you've done bad things in the past, but right now, we need your help. There's a mad doctor from another world and he's trying to make all of us ponies get turned into his own mindless metal slaves. We can't drive them out without your magic."

"I thought your princess was more powerful with her magic. Why can't she stop him?"

"Twilight's not here right now. We're assembling an army for her. To fight back this egghead. But we can't do it without the power of another unicorn's magic. We thought you would be a choice. I know Twilight's reputation outranked yours, but so what? She outranked every other pony too, not just you. We're all different. She's special. But if you help her… then maybe you can be special too."

Dashie's words makes the unseen pony realize her motives and walks into the light. "I will help you. Not just for Twilight… but for all of Equestria. For I, The Great and Powerful Trixie, will aid you in your fight." She said, which makes Dashie and Flutters sigh in relief.


"Invasion Sequence will begin in three minutes, Doctor." Said a robotic female voice.

"Excellent. Send out my Metal Rainbow to her designated location."

In a dark room, a light beams up from the floor and a robot rises up on the platform. It is a pony robot that looks like Rainbow Dash.

"Activate the power switch!" Eggman commanded.

The Pegasus robot activates and her eyes glows red. "Target: Equestria." She spoke. Eggman opens up a portal with the press of a button and the Metal flies in, using jets mounted to her wings and rear legs.

"As for us! Set a course for New Mobotropolis! Let's go and pay the king a lengthy visit." Eggman declared and the Death Egg moves towards its location.


The trial continues back in New Mobotropolis. With Naugus about to reach a conclusion.

"Has the princesses have anything else left to say?" He asked.

Luna stands up and speaks. "I have words that need to be spoken out to the lot of you. It's true that me and my sister are purely responsible for causing this massive plight among you. But, what Discord says is true. During Chaosmare's attack moons ago, a young mare was caught in its tracks. The monster picked her up and placed a curse on her. In the words of Star Swirl the Bearded he said… 'Through her power within will grow fearsome, and a mighty tyrant will endanger all when the time has come .' As you can see… the prophecy still lingers after all this time."

"So… When Dr. Finitevus transferred Enerjak's powers into Diamond Tiara…" Twilight thinks and her eyes become filled with horror as she understands. "You don't think…?"

"Yes." Luna admits. "The filly who was cursed by Chaosmare was Diamond Tiara's ancestor. Which makes her… the half pony and half Mobian."

The entire crowd becomes shocked about this truth and they start berating the ponies again with hateful words.

"I knew we couldn't trust them!"
"Exile them!"
"Get them away from my kids!"
"Villains!"
"Creatures of the night!"
"They're not cute, they're ugly!"

Naugus screams at the crowd. "SHUT UP!" His yell makes his chest ache again and clutches onto it. The crowd had stopped but they stare at Naugus who is in pain.

Geoffrey tries to tend to his affliction. "Your Kingship, you've got to relax. Calm your muscles."

"Don't lecture me, apprentice!" Naugus retorted at Geoffrey.

(Struggling I see?) The Red Ixis wizard speaks in his head again, along with the blue and yellow wizards.

(At this rate, your reputation will be spilled and tarnished.) Blue wizard.

(And why wait? It's only a matter of time before you relinquish all of that anger and hatred you have carried for so long.) Yellow wizard.

(Soon, you will be nothing more than an empty shell. Like you should've been before all of this.) Red wizard.

Naugus goes spastic again and flails his arms all around him. "SHUT UP! I CAN CONTROL THESE PEOPLE!" He screamed, spooking Geoffrey and the crowd stares at him.

Naugus notices the audience in front of him while the princesses and Twilight were bewildered by his sudden tantrum. Discord however found it amusing, eating some popcorn and wearing 3D glasses. Naugus clears his throat and sits back down. "I can control the way the people think of this revelation." He corrected. "Is all of this true?"

Celestia looks down and answers. "Yes. We are very much to blame for all of this."

Twilight's mouth drops in horror as the people agree. Naugus smiles and turns his attention to the jury dogs. "How do you find the defendants?"

"We find the defendants…" The two dogs pull out cutout words that says "…guilty."

The crowd cheers on while Twilight expresses her terror. "NOOO!"

"Then it's agreed!" Naugus gets up off his throne, feeling confident and selfish. "I hereby sentence these princesses… to death." Naugus's sharp teeth gritted into a smile.

"Oh, how delightful!" Discord was uncaringly excited but the realizes. "Oh, sorry I mean... OBJECTION!" He held his finger out but Naugus froze his entire body solid and falls to the ground, leaving him immobile.

"Overruled." Naugus said sinisterly. "Take them to the execution point!"

"No… NO!" Twilight freaked out as the guards surround the princesses and cuffed their legs. All while the crowd continues to cheer on for Naugus.

"Naugus! Naugus! Naugus! Naugus! Naugus!" They cheered while Naugus feels good about himself, waving to the crowd of his fame. But Geoffrey secretly doesn't agree with it.


The guards haul Twilight, Celestia, Luna and Cadance to the execution point outside. Twilight is hyperventilating like crazy knowing she's about to be killed along with the other three. "This can't be happening! This can't be happening!"

They reach the execution point and the guards positioned the girls in their spots. "Please! Don't do this! You're making a mistake!" Twilight begged while the guards chained them to the ground so they can't escape. "Celestia, please! Do something!" Twilight begged but Celestia said nothing leaving Twilight to shed tears in fear. "Celestia?"

"You see, people!" Naugus addresses to the crowd. "This is what happens when demons like them become so drawn to violence, they had to take out their aggression on our world."

(But it is you who is the real demon.) Red wizard spoke to him.

"Egh! Shut up I said!" Naugus shouted again.

"Is he talking to himself?" Cadance wonders as she asked Luna who shrugs.

The crowd continue to chant Naugus's name and then a familiar walrus comes in. "What's going here?" He asked a local.

"Naugus is about to execute these horrible ponies for trying to destroy our world." He told him.

"WHAT?!" The walrus runs through the crowd, followed by a little rabbit, a big cat and two robots.

Naugus prepares to execute the ponies while he wields his staff. "I, King of New Mobotropolis, hereby sentence you worthless abominations… to pits of the underworld! Any last words? No?" Naugus channels his energy and while he does, Celestia and Luna hold each other's hooves before they embrace their death. Cadance thinks about her husband, Shining Armor. And Twilight, despite refusing to accept her death, she closes her eyes in sadness. "Girls… I'm sorry. I never got to say goodbye." She sheds one last tear before Naugus could kill them.

Naugus rises his scepter at them and is about to execute them. "Away with you then!" But suddenly, Naugus looks up with a confused look on his face and gets blasted by a missile with Eggman's face on it and flies into a wall. The crowd then becomes stricken with fear and panic as the Death Egg Mark II attacks New Mobotropolis again. The princesses and Twilight were surprised by this unexpected attack.

The Death Egg drops in Egg-SWATs, wielding shields and weapons as they fire at the Mobians and Canterlot ponies. Geoffrey rushes to an unconscious Naugus and tries to shake him. "Naugus!"

In the Death Egg's Control Center, Eggman laughs at the fleeing Mobians. "Fools! You thought I was finished with you? I still have one last trick up my sleeve before I go about on conquering the world. And that is taking back what your computer stole from me."

"Doctor! It seems that the ponies from the other world are here too." Orbot reported.

"Oh really." Eggman smiles. "Let's see how well they remember this familiar face." Eggman turns to his roboticized minion.

Twilight tried to break her chains free with her magic but to no avail as the Egg SWATs capture the citizens and placed them into cages. Geoffrey leaves Naugus alone and decides to hold off the robots from the helpless citizens. Geoffrey shoots his crossbow wrist at one of them and electrocutes it.

One of the robots engages combat with him. The robot threw punches which Geoffrey dodged but he gets slugged by one's shield he did not see coming. As more robots advanced, a bomb shape robot jumps on top of them and explodes on them, saving Geoffrey the trouble.

"Team Freedom! GO!" The walrus, Rotor cried out as he dons his nanite suit and charges at the robots with his teammates, which consists of Cream the Rabbit, Cheese the Chao, Big the Cat, Heavy and Bomb.

Big walks up to one of the Egg Bots. "Hello mister robot." The Egg Bot punches him in the face, making him dazed. "Hey! Why'd you do that for?" Big then thrusts his entire fist into the Egg Bot's chest, destroying it. "You're not nice."

Rotor flies around the town, zapping each robot he sees with his suit. Cream threw her Chao, Cheese at one of the robots and punches one down. Cream is suddenly caught off guard by an Egg Bot behind her. "Eeeek! Help me!" She cried but she is released when Heavy rammed the robot into a building and a couple more gets exploded when Bomb landed on them.

Naugus managed to regain consciousness and saw around him, the destruction that is happening around him. "Huh? My city!" He growls in anger. "That fat doctor! Trying to get in my way again!" He flies straight up at the Death Egg while maintaining his pride. "Fear not, good citizens! Your king will save you!" But unfortunately, Naugus gets sucker punched by Eggman's roboticized minion and hurls him into the Military HQ building. She then stared right down at the trapped princesses and flew to them.

"Sister! Get us out of here!" Luna persisted her sister.

But Celestia can't break free of the chains. "I can't! They're enchanted!"

The roboticized minion then landed in front of them and Twilight becomes horrified as she recognizes her. "Sally…"

Mecha Sally begins to talk with a robotic voice. "Long live the Eggman Empire." She said while staring emotionless.


Back in Equestria. Rainbow Dash and Fluttershy returned only to see that everypony is feeling scared and drinking the Blur Out tonic. Dash had a weird look on her face about why. The two Pegasi land over in town and walked up to Applejack, Rarity and Spike.

"What's everypony worked up about?" Rainbow Dash started to ask.

"Why don't you go and ask them?" Applejack pointed towards the Flim-Flam brothers as they make a profit in selling the tonic to the customers who are fooled in by their greed.

"The Flim-Flam Brothers? I thought they were imprisoned in the dungeon." Fluttershy assumed.

They walk right up to the brothers. "That's right, everypony! Get your patent Blur Out tonic. Repel those nasty talking animals today!" Flim boasted.

Flam then drew attention to Applejack and the others. "Well, if it isn't our 'not so happy' customer, Applejack. Care to try one of our premium Blur Out tonics to send those Mobians astray?"

"No. And what in tarnation do you think you will get from doing all of this?" She ranted. "The Mobians ain't evil!"

Pinkie then emerged from the crowd drinking the tonic she purchased and Rainbow Dash spotted her. "PINKIE!"

She stopped drinking and noticed her friends watching. "What? The tonic's deeeeeelicious." She continues to drink it anyway but Rarity kicks it away from her hoof, making her sad. "Focus, Pinkie Pie."

Applejack continues to argue with the unicorn brothers. "So, why don't you get that wacky tonic off your cart and drive off out of here. You've caused enough trouble already."

The brothers exchanged looks at each other before staring back at Applejack. "Poor Applejack. You mean you don't know?" Flam said.

"Apparently, Princess Celestia, as told by the Canterlot Royal Guards, was arrested this morning for going to war with Mobius." Flim said. "Why else would we be selling this tonic?"

Spike becomes startled by hearing this. "Princess Celestia? Arrested?"

"That's right." Said Flam. "This tonic is to give everypony the confidence they need to do battle with those Mobians. And because of that it's thanks to you, Applejack, that boosting one's confidence is a sure fire way to give us more profit in our business."

The Mane Five and Spike walk away from the brothers as they express their horror on what they told them.

"Oh dear! Oh dear! Princess Celestia arrested?!" Rarity freaks out.

"But… Princess Celestia would never do anything so bad." Rainbow Dash expresses her horror too. "Why would Mobius convict her for going into war?"

"That can't be true!" Applejack said. "Celestia is the kindest princess in all of Equestria."

"Wait." Fluttershy started to realize. "If Princess Celestia was arrested… then that means…"

"*gasps* Twilight is arrested for the same thing too!" Pinkie alarmed.

Spike then shuts his eyes and shouts out to the sky "NOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO!" with his fists in the air, all the while his friends worry about Twilight's safety.


Back to New Mobotropolis, Mecha Sally walks toward the princesses. "Dr. Eggman will make great slaves out of you if you choose to cooperate." She told them.

"Twilight! Go!" Celestia ordered Twilight, given the situation. "It's too dangerous!"

"No!" Refused Twilight.

Mecha Sally charges directly at Celestia but she manages to catch her in her magical aura. However, this did not stop Mecha Sally from doing anything as she shoots lasers from her eyes and it hits Celestia's horn, weakening her as she kneels to the ground. "Ahh!" She grunted in pain.

"Celestia!" Twilight panicked.

"Leave her alone!" Cadance ordered Mecha Sally, but she did not listen and she punches Cadance in the face, knocking her out. Twilight gasps again and tries to break free from her chains, but even her strength isn't strong enough to break through. Sally and Luna then battle for a good ten seconds before Sally ended it by karate chopping right at Luna's neck and she passes out.

"LUNA! CADANCE!" Twilight panicked more.

Mecha Sally then took notice of Twilight and the alicorn is too fearful to even protect herself. Before Sally could do something to her however… "No, Sally." Eggman radioed her. "Leave her be, you just bring those princesses to me."

"Acknowledged, doctor." Mecha Sally then lowers her arms, breaks the chain hold on Celestia, Luna and Cadance and carries the unconscious princesses by their chains as she hovers in the air. She then turned to the fear-stricken Twilight, who has completely lost all of her bravery due to the trial and the attack. "If you value your life so greatly, leave now or face dire consequences." And with that, she takes off with the princesses by their chain and flew straight up to the Death Egg.

Twilight lies there with fear in her eyes as her spirit becomes broken. "I can't do anything anymore. I… I can't do it. I just… I just can't." She utters while everything around her has turned into a battle ground. Poor Twilight…


"Trixie's right… I can't save anypony…"

Over at a distance from the city. Team Fighters fly in with the Tornado, piloted by Tails and with Sonic and Amy on the wings. They spot the Death Egg.

"Look! Eggman's Death Egg is right above our home!" Amy points out.

"Hmph… figures. You think you've got a clear shot, Tails?" Sonic asked his buddy.

"Sure do! Hopefully once we stop that thing, we'll bring Sally back to normal." Tails said.

"Let's hope…" Sonic glared towards the Death Egg.

Inside the Death Egg, Cubot sees the Tornado on screen and warns Eggman. "Hey, doc. That big mean hedgehog and his friends are comin' straight at us with that plane thingy of theirs."

"Excellent. He fell right into my trap." Eggman said as he expresses his greatness. "Soon, my machine will tear that rodent apart, piece by piece." Eggman then spots on the ground, a helpless and fear-stricken Twilight Sparkle. "That's the pony that destroyed my chemical plant. Hm… I wonder. Change of plans: First the pony then the hedgehog. And then their whole worlds!"

Back on ground, Naugus got back up and rejuvenates his appearance with the Chaos Emerald. Naugus then glares at the Death Egg and the spirits spread their taunts to him again.

(Are you happy now? Your kingdom has been turned into a warzone.) Red wizard.

"Stop talking to me!" Naugus shouted.

(If this goes on, you will forever be known as Ixis Naugus; the King of Failures.) Blue wizard.

(You are a blind fool. And you thought this would work out to your perfection.) Yellow wizard said.

(Another wizard like you would turn out just the same as you if this ever happened.) Blue wizard said.

(You've reached a standstill, Naugus. Your efforts are futile.) Red wizard taunted.

Naugus's eyes become green with rage. "Futile?" His lobster claw turns red. "Futile?!" And his body mutates and gains a disfigured face. "FUTILE?!" He shouts in question.

Naugus flies with the wind and towards the attacking Egg Bots. "I SHOW YOU WHO'S FUTILE!" He blasts a bunch of Egg SWATs out of his wake with his wind magic. "THAT FAT IDIOT OF A GENIUS'S EFFORTS ARE FUTILE! I AM KING NAUGUS! I AM THE ALL POWERFUL! I DON'T CARE WHAT I DO! THE PEOPLE ARE STUPID ENOUGH TO FOLLOW ME!" He shoots a beam of flames at a group of Egg-Bots. He freezes a robot with his ice magic and shatters it with his scepter. He hits the ground hard and a shockwave of earth erupts, destroying almost all of the robots.

Eggman becomes astonished about what's happening to his army. "WHA!? What's happening to my Egg SWATs?" He sees on the monitors that Naugus is in a full blown rampage. "Naugus. That blind old wizard."

Naugus destroyed a good chunk of Egg SWATs and yells out. "WHO'S AT A STANDSTILL NOW HUH?!"

The citizens around then see for what he is. They see a crazy demented old king with nothing more but to rule the city.

"Naugus. He's crazy." The locals express their horror.

"This isn't what our king should be."
"Naugus would never hurt us, would he?"
"I don't… want to live here anymore."
"Naugus can't protect us."
"Nicole should protect us. Nicole…"

"But she tried to turn us into legionnaires."

"Forget it! If Nicole was here she would protect us from Eggman right now."

"He's right. Naugus can't do anything. We need Nicole! We need the Freedom Fighters again."

Every citizen around Naugus then start chanting the word Freedom as he slowly grows angry. "Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! Freedom! Freedom!"

Naugus's sanity has finally been broken and lets out a howling roar that turns every building into crystal. "NICOLE IS NO MORE! I AM THE KING! YOU WILL DO WHAT I SAY!" He was about to hurt the civilians but an arrow hits Naugus in the head. He turns around, growling, to see Geoffrey had fired the arrow at him.

"That's enough!" He commanded him. "You will heed these people now!"

"How many times…" Naugus slowly walks toward Geoffrey. "…do I have… to tell you… apprentice…" He raises his scepter. "Don't… LECTURE ME!" He slams down at Geoffrey who vanishes in a puff of smoke and reappears behind him, kicking him in the back of his head.

Rotor and Cream see this happen while they take down the rest of the Egg SWATs. "I think Naugus is becoming more scarier." Cream says. "Chao!" Cheese replied.

"Serves him right I guess." Rotor expressed his own opinion. Rotor then spots an Egg-SWAT about to swing his sword down on a helpless Twilight Sparkle and he springs into action. Rotor shoots an impaling beam through the robot and it falls to the ground, while Rotor breaks the chain off Twilight. "Twilight? What are you doing here?" He asked.

"Princess… Celestia…" Twilight is too traumatized to speak.

Rotor notices more Eggman robots coming towards them and Rotor picks her up. "C'mon! You can't stay here! We'll regroup with the others and…"

"No!" Twilight points her hoof up. "Need… to… save… Celestia!" Rotor sees that Twilight needs to fly up to the Death Egg and save the princesses of Equestria. "Naugus… tried… to kill us. Celestia's in the Death Egg. Luna and Cadance too."

"You can't go up there by yourself." Rotor said as he runs back to the group with Twilight in his arms.

"No… I need my…" Twilight was about to say but her eyes glow with rainbows around her eyes. "…friends." Twilight's horn then glows with a powerful pink aura and blasts the nearby Egg SWATs away. Rotor releases Twilight as he stares in awe. Twilight got back up her feet and looked towards the Death Egg. "I can't give up! My friends would never give up if they were in danger. I have to be strong… just like them." She closes her eyes. "Rainbow Dash. Applejack. Rarity. Pinkie Pie. Fluttershy. Please… give me strength!"

Twilight opened her wings and flew straight up to the Death Egg. "Twilight!" Rotor tried to call her back but he instead lets her go and fight her own fears. "Good luck, Twilight."


The Tornado reaches New Mobotropolis. Amy spots someone flying up to the Death Egg.

"Sonic! There's somebody flying right into the Death Egg." Amy pointed for Sonic and Tails.

Sonic takes a look closer and sees it's... "Twilight? What's she doing here?"

"Look out, Sonic!" Tails warned him as Sonic dodges a laser beam that hits the wing and the Tornado loses a bit of control. Tails tried to keep it steady as he maneuvers the plane to avoid the laser blasts shot at them.

"You can't be serious, Twilight! He's dangerous!" Sonic told her in spirit.

"Sonic! I've got Sally on my radar! She's coming this way!" Tails warned Sonic.

"But what about-" Sonic asked but suddenly gets interrupted when Mecha Sally rushes in and tackles Sonic, shocking Tails and Amy.


Back in Equestria. In Sugarcube Corner, Applejack and the others panic about Twilight's situation over at Mobius.

"Okay, everypony! Calm down." She told them.

"No! I will not stand for this!" Rarity said. "Twilight is our best friend and we simply can't just leave her behind."

"There's gotta be a way to Mobius then." Spike said.

"And how do we do that, genius?" Rainbow Dash asked. "The only way to get from here to Mobius is through a Warp Ring and we don't have those!"

"I got an idea!" Pinkie shouted and her friends listen. "Who waaaaaants MUFFINS!?" She showed them a tray of freshly baked muffins and her friends turn their expressions into frowns. "Anypony?" Pinkie asked again.

"If only we had our own way of getting to Mobius." Fluttershy looked to the ground.

"And if we did, where do you think we will end up?" Dash asked.

"As long as it takes us to where Twilight is… that's all it matters." Applejack said.

Apple Bloom suddenly comes running in and calling for Applejack. "Sis! Sis!" She hollered.

"Apple Bloom?" AJ noticed.

"The Flim-Flam Brothers! They're trying to buy our farm with all of their money!" She warned her.

Applejack becomes shocked but is now more furious than ever.


At Sweet Apple Acres. Granny Smith and Big Mac defend their farm from the deal making Flim-Flam Brothers.

"C'mon now, Granny Smith. We have enough money to make a deal for you to give us full ownership of the farm." Flim said.

"The tonic sold well enough to incorporate our establishment and we're going to build a constructive area here to make more." Flam said.

"Ah don't care if you have a bajillion bits, you ain't gettin' mah farm, and that's final!" GS said.

"Eeyup!" Big Mac agrees.

"Oh, you will make a deal with us." Film said. "We've already started to move you out."

He points to them that an army of construction ponies are about to take down the Apple Farm. They start their bulldozers and wrecking balls, preparing to destroy it all to make room for their business. "You can't do that!" Granny Smith yelled at them. "Why you two ponies are the most disrespectful bunch of ponies Ah have ever seen."

"Give up, Granny Smith. There's nothing you can do here now." Flim said.

The Mane Five and Spike run in. "STOP!" Applejack confronts the two brothers as she catches her breath.

"Ah, Applejack. Here to see the legacy we will provide for your farm?" Flam asked.

"This is MAH farm!" Applejack said to them. "You can't have it!"

"Sorry. But we bribed the workers to do this for us. I'm afraid you are out of luck." Flim told her as his brother nods.

"We'll pay you everything we have to get you off my friend's farm." Rainbow Dash floated beside Applejack.

"Yes. The Apple Farm will not be taken down by a bunch of liars like you two." Rarity said.

Flim and Flam thought about it with distinctive smiles. "Okay." Flam talked. "The payment will be… 20,000 bits. Pay up and we'll leave."

An unamused Applejack is slowly becoming extremely angry inside. "Get. Off. Of mah farm now!" She said up close to them.

Flim and Flam warned them and they signal the workers as they begin to tear down the farm. "NO!" Granny Smith yelled in terror and the brothers grin as Applejack and her friends rush in to stop them.

But before they could… a portal appears in the sky and a blue streak zips straight into a bulldozer and explodes, making the pony to jump off before it exploded. Flim and Flam dropped their jaws in shock and so do Applejack and her friends as they stop at their hooves to see what had just happened. The blue streak hits the hard earth ground and sparks with electricity. Rainbow Dash becomes shocked in her own words to see what that thing is. The robot turns its head up and reveals it's face at the Mane Five, making them gasp at the sight of Metal Rainbow Dash.

"Hey, what gives?" Dashie questioned as she suspects the robot. "This robot looks just like… me… Except I look… 20% less cooler." The robot's eyes glow and she turns her head to her organic counterpart. She scans her every detail and copies her move-set. "All organic life data has been copied. Priority One: Pegasus."

"Huh? What the hay is that supposed to-" Metal Dashie then grabbed her by the body and hurls her into the cornfield. "-meeaaaaaan?!" Dashie shreds through the cornfield she was thrown in and hits her head on a scarecrow. Dashie feels her sore head until her senses return and dodges a lunge attack by Metal Dashie. Her friends watch in horror as Rainbow dodges the hoof swings her robot counterpart throws at her. Metal Dashie then slams her hooves down at Rainbow and sends her crashing down into the barn. As Dashie emerged out of the mud pen and Metal Dashie stands before her.

Dashie started to quip at her. "So now it comes to the real deal, huh? Fine." Dashie shakes the mud off of her and smirks at her opponent. "The last Rainbow Dash standing will be the winner."

Metal Dash however moves her head sideways, indicating a 'no' while she beeps.

"What? This town ain't big enough for the two of us and one of us has to go?" She asked.

Metal Dash nods her head as a 'yes'.

"Well, I agree!" Rainbow Dash prepares to battle her robotic counterpart.


In the Death Egg, Eggman sees on his monitors that Twilight Sparkle is using her magic to break into the Death Egg. Eggman smiles and presses a button on his seat. His seat transforms into an Egg Mobile and flies into the armory of the Death Egg. "I've been waiting so long for this. To use my latest creation for any means of purpose. This girl will be the perfect guinea pig to test out my new power." His glasses shine as he pulls the switch to reveal a large robot.

Twilight Sparkle manages to burst through the Death Egg and observes her surroundings. "Okay, Twilight. Keep calm. Princess Celestia believes you can do this. So you can do this." Twilight walks straight ahead but activates a security measure. Bullet turrets pop out and shoot at Twilight while she tries to evade the crossfire by flying straight ahead.

In her path, much to her shock, are a bunch of Egg Pawns about to halt her progress, but Twilight fires a pink beam from her horn at them, blowing them away. Twilight flies through room to room and dodges any robot she comes across, but unknown to her, the dead robots scan Twilight's ability data and it is sent directly to Eggman's machine. While fighting a bunch of robots, Twilight's mind is still fueled with the Mobian's hatred of her and the ponies in Equestria and cringes every time it comes to mind. Twilight tries hard not to think about it as she bucks the last robot down.

Twilight breathes from exhaust after taking on so many Egg Pawns, and then to her mystery, a door opens behind her. Twilight turns around and walks straight through after three seconds of hesitation. Her hooves tapped as she walked inside and they echo through the dark room. And then the doors shut behind her and is covered around by the dark.

"Celestia? Luna? Cadance?" Twilight called. "Anypony?"

"Ho-ho-ho-ho-ho!" Eggman's laugh spooks Twilight but she tried to remain as brave as she can. "Welcome, my little target, to your worst nightmare."

The lights brighten up the room and Twilight saw an Egg Grape in front of her, containing Princesses Celestia, Luna and Cadance who are unconscious. "CELESTIA!" Twilight ran towards them but the Egg Grape floated away from her and towards Eggman, sitting in his Egg Mobile. "Hello, my little equine. We finally meet at last." He said.

"Let them go now!" Twilight demanded with her horn lit up and aimed at him.

"I'm afraid I can't do that. After all, you've come so far and I've been waiting for this moment where I will finally upstage you." Eggman said.

"What? You mean…" Twilight realized.

"When I heard that your princess was trialed for excavating my world, I saw an opportunity to capture and drain them of their power. With their power, I've managed to finish this delicate machine." Eggman reveals to the stunned Twilight his large four headed machine. "Allow me to introduce… the EGG HYDRA! Powered by the limitless chemicals from your water supply and the power of your princesses!" Eggman plants his Egg Mobile into the Egg Hydra and it activates. "And with it… I will destroy you, just as I will to your world."

"You can't destroy the magic of friendship, Eggman!" Twilight told him while standing bravely. "No matter what happens to me, I will stop you!"

"Hmph. I'm guessing Sonic told you all about me then." Eggman asked.

"He told me enough about you. You're not gonna conquer Equestria!" Twilight yelled.

(Egg Viper music plays in background)

And with that, Twilight charges right at the Egg Hydra and shoots magical beams at it. But Robotnik deflects the beams as the Egg Hydra is resistant to them. "Hahaha! Your magic abilities can't penetrate the Egg Hydra's titanium alloy! They will instead crush you!" One of the hydra's heads moves in and slams down to the ground, almost crushing Twilight in her path. One of the heads rams Twilight with full force and she slams into a wall. Twilight felt dizzy as she got back up on her hooves.

"What's wrong, little pony? Feeling a bit under the weather? You need to get out more." Eggman taunts as the Egg Hydra's heads shoot a massive energy beam at her, but Twilight avoids it by ascending into mid-air. Eggman sees Twilight's weakness and smiles. "You seem to be a little jumpy." Twilight gasps as the hydra robot's head punches her to the ceiling and she falls back down, only to be swatted again by a hydra head and slides back to the ground on her back.

The Egg Hydra walks towards Twilight as she tries hard to get back up. "For a pony who is smart… you're not so athletic. Unlike a certain rodent I know, all you ever do is shoot magic out of your horn and fly. You're not even a capable fighter. You're nothing but a little punching bag." Eggman proceeds to squash Twilight. "But I'm afraid our little game ends now." Eggman's Hydra robot head rushes to crush Twilight, but the bruised alicorn uses her magic to telekinetically force the head to stop despite Eggman pushing it forward. "C'mon! Crush her! Crush her, you bolt brain!" The force however causes the ground underneath the Egg Hydra and Twilight to break and they fall through into another room. Twilight and Eggman screamed as they fall but Twilight saves herself by slowing down her fall with the help of her wings. Eggman hovers his machine with jets and presses a switch on his dashboard, which opens up the platform and revealing to the flying Twilight to her horror.

"W-Water!?" Twilight panicked as the whole room is a water filled arena.

"That's right!" Eggman said. "Now… GET A LOAD OF THIS!" The Egg Hydra jumps into the water and becomes empowered by it, giving it teeth and arms with claws as it floats greatly above the water. "On land, it's a powerful brute. But on H2O, he's an unstoppable fighter." Twilight is just as more scared at the beast as she stares fearfully at water it's in. Eggman, on a shocking note, realizes why she is scared. "Hmm…" He then smiles and taunts her more. "What's the matter? Afraid of water? No surprise there!" The Egg Hydra extends its arm and grasps the helpless Twilight as she shrieks for help. Eggman proceeds to juggle Twilight around by slamming, bashing and ramming her for wall to wall.

"You look a bit tired. Here! Drinks are on me!" Eggman dunks Twilight into the water while she gurgles in horror. He lets her up for some air after a moment, allowing Twilight to breathe and cough. "But that can't be what you're really afraid of. You seem a bit traumatized. I guess the those useless Mobians really do hate you." Twilight tried hard to break free from Eggman's grasp but the genius grinned again. "And your weakness is being a nervous wreck!" Eggman forces the Egg Hydra to squeeze Twilight, causing her to lack air as she becomes constricted so hard by the hand. After a while, Twilight passes out, defeated. "Like I said: I upstaged you."

(Music stops)

"Whatever is going through your poor little head, you won't have to worry anymore." Eggman told the defeated Twilight. "Because now… you're nothing. In this war, there's no such thing as peace… only order."

Eggman drops Twilight and she falls into the water. Eggman laughs again as she splashed into the water, allowing Twilight to sink down into the endless abyss and leaving her to drown. As Twilight sank unconsciously, a tear drop leaves her closed eye and sparkles away with the bubbles, leaving Twilight's fate untold.

To Be Continued…

The worse has happened and Twilight has been defeated by Dr. Eggman. No! This can't be true! With New Mobotropolis in the brink of Battle, Geoffrey about to engage Naugus and Rainbow Dash about to face off against her Metal counterpart, Eggman's plan to conquer both worlds is coming along smoothly. But will it last? Stay tuned for the epic finale of "A Court to Remember". Twilight Sparkle… please! Don't give up! Your friends are counting on you!


Off Words

[At a police station, an officer talks to Sweetie Belle.]

Officer: Okay, little girl. Which of these scared you the most?

[In the police line-up stands: Tails Doll, Pinkamena Diane Pie, Psycho Twilight and Bokkun.]

Sweetie Belle: That one. [The officer thinks she's pointing at Bokkun.]

Bokkun: [Starts crying a river.] Why don't people love me?

Sweetie Belle: No… I was pointing at him. [The officer sees that she's pointing at Christopher Thorndyke who is standing on the far right.]

Officer: He scares you?

Sweetie Belle: No. I just don't like his voice.

Chris Thorndyke: [Cries a river too.]

Officer: Then what scares you the most?

[Fleetway's Super Sonic then appears behind the officer.]

Evil Super Sonic: I think I know.

Sweetie Belle: Ahhhhhh!

Awww… poor Sweetie Belle. Again, I had no idea that most people didn't like Sonic X. I thought it was alright. The jokes and puns were cheesy but overall I did not find the whole show bad. Well… Chris can be annoying but at least they made Knuckles a badass in one episode.

Anyway, stay tuned for Part 2 of this story. See ya!